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JLPT N5 Grammar

なくてもいい

N5Obligation

N5 · Obligation · nai-form verb + くてもいい

do not have to

nai-form verb + くてもいい

なくてもいい means it is okay not to do something; it is not necessary.

It is often used to remove an obligation or say something can be omitted.

名前を書かなくてもいいです。

You do not have to write your name.

Do not confuse it with てはいけない. なくてもいい is not prohibition.

If not doing it is いい, then it is not required.

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